Best Websites for Career Planning
Career Education Websites Offer Valuable Career Information
Mar 18, 2009
Career planning isn’t something people often think about. Most people tend to fall into careers that pay the bills but are unsatisfying; yet they stay in the job, believing no career can possibly lead to a sense of fulfillment. Others choose careers based on money alone and find themselves wealthy but despondent.
The good news is that career satisfaction is attainable through career education and career planning. Many websites feature career planning tools including personality tests, career exploration, career counseling, and career matching.
Career Planning: About.com
About.com’s Career Planning topic provides helpful career education including career profiles, choosing careers, skills and training, and changing careers.
Under Browse Topics on the left-hand side of the page, click Self Assessment to take free career tests, a self-assessment, and to discover which careers are suitable based on personality type.
Under Choosing a Career, click Step-By-Step Guide to Choosing a Career to view a comprehensive career planning guide. Be sure to take advantage of the Free Career Planning Class, a completely free 5-week online class. The link to the online class is located at the bottom of the page under More About Career Choice.
Career Planning: WetFeet.com
WetFeet.com features a wealth of career planning resources for college grads, MBAs, and experienced professionals. Also featured are numerous career education articles, a comprehensive listing of employers, and a listing of careers and industry profiles.
Career Planning: Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
Though unassuming, the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is a non-profit online career education and career planning resource with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation.
Click Career Planning from the left-hand navigation menu to view career advice and career profiles. Under the Understanding Fields heading, click Click here to view career profiles, resources, and even listen to podcasts.
Career Planning: CareerKey.org
CareerKey.org features numerous articles on career planning and career education. Topics include personality testing, skill identification, career options, decision-making, and career development. The Career Key Personality Test ($9.95) matches one's personality with careers in which the person is likely to succeed.
Career Planning: Education Portal
Education Portal is a wealth of information regarding career education. Not only does the website offer free online classes (OpenCourseWare), but it also features online degrees, career training, career planning, career counseling, and career information.
Under Step 1: Career Paths, click Job Outlook by Region to view the fastest growing careers in various cities. Also be sure to take advantage of Education Portal’s career training videos.
To view additional career information using Education Portal, click Career Counseling Center under What’s New in the top right of the Education Portal home page. The Career Counseling and Job Center page features numerous links to videos and articles regarding career exploration and career counseling.
Of course, people can find career planning and career education resources on major job search engines including Monster, Dice, and CareerBuilder.
However, websites such as About.com, Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, Career Key, and Education Portal are specifically devoted to career education and career planning. As such, they provide people with all the help they need to plan their career and live a more fulfilling life.
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